Attorney General Alliance-Africa collaborates virtually with UP Law's Consumer Protection Cluster on Consumer Protection Law

Posted on December 03, 2020

On 16 November 2020, the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) - Africa in collaboration with the Department of Mercantile Law in the Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) presented a Consumer Protection Law webinar. Professors Jacolien Barnard, Stéfan Renke and Dr Sylvia...

UP Law's Professor Stéfan van Eck and Dr Kamalesh Newaj cited by Constitutional Court

Posted on November 03, 2020

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that the Constitutional Court in the recent decision of National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa and Others v Aveng Trident Steel (a division of Aveng Africa (Pty) Ltd) and Another 2020 ZACC 23 referred to...

Mercantile Law hails legendary legal eagles - Professors Piet Delport, Johan Lötz and the late Professor Chris Nagel

Posted on December 09, 2019

On Monday, 2 December 2019, the Department of Mercantile Law in the Faculty of Law of the University of Pretoria (UP) had the privilege of celebrating the contributions of three legends ― Professors Piet Delport, Johan Lötz and Chris Nagel, with combined expertise experience of approximately...

UP Mercantile Law lecturers represent Faculty of Law at the Institute for the Study of International Development in Montreal, Canada

Posted on May 24, 2019

Prof Monray Marsellus Botha, Head of the Department of Mercantile Law, and Senior Lecturer Dr Carika Fritz in the same department in the Faculty of Law from the University of Pretoria have been invited to conduct a presentation at a colloquium titled "Taxes, Labour and the Multinational Firm" on...

Mercantile Law Department represents University of Pretoria at International Conference on Taxpayers Rights

Posted on May 24, 2019

Senior Lecturer Dr Carika Fritz and the Head of the Department of Mercantile Law in the Faculty of Law, Prof Monray Marsellus Botha, and Senior Lecturer Dr Carika Fritz, are representing the University of Pretoria today at the 4th International Conference on Taxpayer Rights, convened by the...

A ‘bull market’ academic year for UP Mercantile Law

Posted on December 07, 2018

The Department of Mercantile Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that it has experienced a ‘bull market’ of a year.

Another Doctorate of Laws in the UP Department of Mercantile Law

Posted on October 08, 2018

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria announces with pride that a doctorate degree was bestowed upon Tronel Joubert, which degree will be formally awarded on 31 October 2018.

UP Law Professor Corlia van Heerden appointed as South African Research Chair of the IVZW Tidjschrift voor Privaatrecht at Gent University

Posted on August 23, 2018

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Professor Corlia van Heerden has been appointed as the South African Research Chair of the IVZW Tidjschrift voor Privaatrecht for the period 2018/19 at Gent University.